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TopicGujarat High Court

Topic: Gujarat High Court

Why manual scavengers in India haven’t got their rights despite laws, judiciary intervention

The absence of a statutory obligation to provide sanitation services by state agencies creates a situation where the rights of manual scavengers hang in the air.

Asaram Bapu’s bail plea rejected by Supreme Court as trial in Gujarat assault case pending

The Supreme Court bench dismissed Asaram Bapu's bail plea and said the lower court will proceed with the trial in a sexual assault case lodged against him in Gujarat.

SC overturns Gujarat HC verdict acquitting 12 in BJP ex-minister Haren Pandya murder case

Haren Pandya, former Gujarat home minister in Narendra Modi's state cabinet, was shot dead on 26 March 2003 when he was on a morning walk.

Lawyers’ body moves SC against Modi govt for not elevating judge ‘disliked’ by PM, Shah

Plea by Gujarat lawyers’ body claims Modi govt withholding appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh HC despite collegium approval.

SC grants bail to 4 rioters convicted in 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre

The rioting had taken place on February 28, 2002, in the Naroda Patiya area of Ahmedabad where a mob had killed 97 people.

Gujarat HC lawyers strike work over transfer of judge who ruled against Modi govt, Shah

Gujarat High Court lawyers allege Justice Akil Kureshi was being transferred to Bombay High Court because Modi govt 'disliked him'.

How a 22-year-old drug bust case has returned to haunt Modi critic & former IPS officer

Former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt had claimed then CM Narendra Modi was complicit in the 2002 communal riots.

Supreme Court dismisses petition filed by the wife of arrested former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt

The petition challenged his arrest in a 22-year-old case of alleged planting of drugs to arrest an advocate.

Larger Supreme Court bench to decide if being alumni trumps NEET score in PG admissions

Students argue that institutional preference defeats the primary objective behind NEET, which is standardised assessment.

Gujarat High Court acquits ex-minister Maya Kodnani in 2002 riots case

The two-judge bench said Kodnani should be given the benefit of doubt in the case in which 97 were killed due to inconsistency in...

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Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.